#16

Thanksgiving has come & gone. There was a lot of fellowship and eating and Macy's Parade watching; cooking, driving & laughter. I didn't, however, get to spend it with my husband. He had to work for most of the day and only had time to see his family before going to bed early for work the next morning. I got to go see my dad, stepmom, brother, stepbrother & his fiance, Nana & her friend. We ate really well; turkey & dressing with giblet gravy, mac & cheese (that I made), green beans, broccoli casserole, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes and good sweets which included homemade banana pudding and lemon pie that I brought. My blood sugar was only 130, which is 10 more than it should be. I was impressed! After spending most of the early afternoon with them, I took my brother and we went to my cousins house where we got to see my cousins Tiffany, her husband Clay and sweet baby Zoey, cousins Olivia, her husband Wes & sweet Ava, Aunt Bonnie (their momma), Uncle Benny (their uncle that I claim as my own), Tiff's in-laws (mom & dad and brother that came in from Orlando) and Aunt Bonnie's Aunt & cousin. It was a full house and filled with love and laughter. We had ham, mashed potatoes, dressing & gravy, casseroles and lots of yummy desserts! (Chocolate cake, lemon pie and some kind of pumpkin cake but it didn't have pumpkin spice, which I hate) My blood sugar was only 112 after eating all of that and it blew me away. I can eat 3 grilled cheese sandwiches and my blood sugar will spike even after two hours, but I eat thanksgiving meals and it doesn't barely do anything. Sometimes I wonder if the doctors are a little too worried.

Anywho, my doctors appointment last week went really well. I have already gained 20 lbs which they didn't like too much but are hoping this new diet I'm on will help maintain it. My blood pressure was perfect - 120/80. The little booger ran away from the doctor when she went to look for his heartbeat. She could hear him kicking but it took her almost 3 minutes to find him and even then she couldn't hear his heartbeat real loud, but he's fine; Just very active (he's quiet right now of course). She looked at my two weeks of blood sugar testing and was impressed with the diet. She was concerned about my morning testings. They aren't lower than she had hoped, but it's nothing I'm doing. She said it was probably just genetics playing a role. She's going to monitor it for the next two weeks and then might have to put me on an oral medication I'll take before bedtime. We go back to the doctor December 18th, which is a day before my husbands birthday AND we get to have an ultrasound done. I'm so excited! I don't want anything for Christmas but to see my sweet baby's face on that ultrasound!

We do have our first baby shower this weekend that my cousins, Tiff & Olivia, are throwing. I'm so excited and can't wait to eat the good food, see all the people who already adore my sweet Isaiah and see all the awesome presents we get for him! My 2nd baby shower is going to be in January that my stepmom is throwing and that will be something to look forward to after Christmas.

Today we are 31 weeks and 1 day and I'm getting to the point I'm having to rely soley on everyones help. I can't put air in my tires, pick up a simple box at work or move furniture. The whole "relying on others" thing has never been my forte so it's very challenging for me, but not too much longer to go! And I so can't wait - Im one with being pregnant for one, but I'm so ready to see this sweet baby boy of ours!!